春暖花开
chūn nuǎn huā kāi
warm spring days with flowers in bloom
Character by character
春chūn
spring
spring
暖nuǎn
warm
warm
花huā
flowers
flowers
开kāi
open
open
Example
等到春暖花开,我们去杭州玩吧。
When spring comes and the flowers are out, let's go to Hangzhou.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
Often a time phrase: 等到春暖花开的时候. Also hints at good times ahead.
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